Should I start Cole Sands or Cade Smith?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

6.87

7.20

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	vs.DET (24th) (Skubal)	69°
Wed Jul 3	vs.DET (24th) (Montero)	70°
Thu Jul 4	vs.DET (24th) (Maeda)	62°
Fri Jul 5	vs.HOU (3rd) (TBA)	65°
Sat Jul 6	vs.HOU (3rd) (Brown)	80°
Sun Jul 7	vs.HOU (3rd) (Arrighetti)	74°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue Jul 2	vs.CHW (28th) (Flexen)	74°
Wed Jul 3	vs.CHW (28th) (Fedde)	72°
Thu Jul 4	vs.CHW (28th) (Thorpe)	77°
Fri Jul 5	vs.SF (15th) (TBA)	73°
Sat Jul 6	vs.SF (15th) (TBA)	71°
Sun Jul 7	vs.SF (15th) (Birdsong)	74°

Pitching

.18

.06

.17

2.2

2.1

2.81

2.18

1.4

.81

3.63

3.58

.62

.68

ERA

5.72

3.47

WHIP

1.56

1.36

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	83.0	98.0
W	3	3
L	1	1
SV	2	1
IP	36.1	37.1
H	33	29
ER	17	11
K	42	49
BB	7	9
ERA	4.24	2.67
WHIP	1.11	1.02

Recent News
	How Twins reliever Cole Sands helped Chris Paddack unlock more velocity Published June 6th, 2024 via Star Tribune Cole Sands seals the Twins' win \| 05/31/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Twins' Cole Sands: Earns second win in relief Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Is Cole Sands Heading Down the Same Path Jordan Balazovic Did in 2023? Published May 17th, 2024 via Twins Daily Cole Sands seals the deal against Red Sox Published May 5th, 2024 via FantasyPros Twins' Cole Sands: Nabs second save Published May 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cole Sands Collects Second Save On Saturday Published May 4th, 2024 Could The Twins Stretch Cole Sands Out For Rotation Depth? Published May 3rd, 2024 via Zone Coverage	Guardians Pitcher Cade Smith Reflects On His MLB Debut \| Home Grown Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cade Smith's Fastball, Examined Published June 27th, 2024 via FanGraphs How 'next man up' mentality helps Cade Smith thrive with Guardians Published June 23rd, 2024 via Sportsnet.ca Abbotsford's Cade Smith named to Team Canada for World Baseball Classic Published June 8th, 2024 via Abbotsford News Guardians' Cade Smith: Tagged with loss Friday Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Guardians' Cade Smith: Secures another win Published June 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Cade Smith throws to first base to hold Kansas City Royals\' Bobby Witt Jr. on the ... Published June 3rd, 2024 via The Gazette Guardians' Cade Smith: Collects second win Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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